Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Apparatus – Electrolytic
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-26
2011-11-15
Van, Luan (Department: 1724)
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Apparatus
Electrolytic
C204S218000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08057644
ABSTRACT:
A process and apparatus utilizing at least one conformable anode (40) in a plating process to apply a plating to an article (10). A wire or other material suitable for an anode is shaped to conform to the approximate shape of a region of the article to be coated. The anode is powered by an electrical power source (44), and the article serves as the cathode. The anode and article are both immersed in a plating bath (38). The article and anode are rotated relative to one another about a central axis (22) of the article. The relative movement between the anode and the article causes a uniform plating (46) to be applied to selected regions of the article that pass the anode. Another anode (50) can be arranged in fixed relation with the article to cause plating to a separate selected region of the article concurrently with the other anode.
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Azevedo Miguel
Toth James R.
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Federal-Mogul World Wide Inc.
Stearns Robert L.
Van Luan
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